Crafts and Crafters: Fraser Valley Beaders

Established in early 2002, the Fraser Valley Beaders is an
informal (currently, no dues!) group of very talented (if we do
say so ourselves) bead obsessed crafters and artists that gather
monthly to talk beads, show off our latest
work, share skills, snack, and (occasionally) bead.

As the name indicates, we have members from all over the Fraser Valley (in
British Columbia, Canada) including: Abbotsford, Burnaby,
Coquitlam, Surrey, Vancouver, and
Victoria (although Victoria is not officially part of the FVRD, several of our members
hail from there. In 2005, a sister group, the Vancouver
Island Bead Group was formed that may be more convenient
for Islanders). An offshoot of the Canadian
Beaders Mailing List we decided that a monthly face to
face meeting would be fun. The group includes beginners,
teachers, artists and retailers.

In addition to all the camaraderie, addiction support and eye
candy; we also gather together to pool our shopping budgets and
buy beads in bulk at wholesale prices, as well as providing
cohorts for cross-border shopping expeditions.

So, if you would like to join (or just meet) our little group of
happy beaders, just send email to our fearless
leader or just turn up to a meeting (a heads up that you
are coming would be nice, but not required 8-). There is also
the
mailing
list.

We're thinking of putting up some artist profiles for members that
don't have websites, but until we pull that together, here's some
links to members that do have websites, and a link the beginnings
of member's gallery: